Cartoons released in 1945
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Herman's Shermans
Roger is a bumbling Gestapo officer, and sees that the American Army is so efficient that even Baby Herman can drive a Sherman tank, but choas ensues in his efforts to defect.
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How To Be A Commando
A proposed Goofy short inwhich Goofy dreams of going up against Hitler and goes through commando training camp to achieve his goal.
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In A Musical Way
If you could be any animal, which one would you want to be? It all ends with a very cute rendition of "Swinging On a Star" performed by all the animals named in the song.
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In The Public Eye
A look at some of the more select members of the animal kingdom who have managed to captivate and intrigue the human species. The animals do their part for the war effort. Pigs speak of the…
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Infant Care
Featuring Careless Charlie
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Là-Haut Sur Ces Montagnes
For this folk song, monochrome pastel drawings were metamorphosed under an animation camera. Originally released as part of Chants populaires no 6.
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Let's All Sing Together (No. 3)
A group of old-time favorite sing-along songs is presented. Included are Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet and The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze.
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Let's All Sing Together (No. 4)
Four popular songs, with animated backgrounds, sung by the Four Gentlemen Quartet. The songs include My Wild Irish Rose, En roulant ma boule, Clementine and I've Got Sixpence.
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Let's All Sing Together (No. 5)
Three popular songs, with animated backgrounds, sung by the Four Gentlemen Quartet: All Through the Night, Row, Row, Row Your Boat and Waltzing Matilda.
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Let's All Sing Together (No. 6)
Five popular songs with animated backgrounds, sung by the Four Gentlemen Quartet: I Got a Robe, Men of the Soil, Frère Jacques, Oh, No John, No and Give Yourself a Pat on the Back.
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Madame XX
Donald would have been a government courier entrusted with top secret papers which he must keep away from spies, including the Mata Hari-ish Madame XX.
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Melting Pot
An unmade propaganda short has a Nazi lecturer extolling the virtues of the German way.
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Money, Goods And Prices
This portrayal of Canada's wartime economy uses simple symbols to present economic processes. The relationship of money, goods and prices is illustrated. There is a concise explanation of i…
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Native Food
Marine Private McGillicuddy "doesn't like Vienna Sausage" so he leaves the mess tent, tightening his belt from 'hungry' to 'damn hungry.' He sees native foods that look familiar, like plant…
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Personal Cleanliness
Personal Cleanliness (like Drinking Water) is also the third commandment, demonstrating along with the partial animation, that these films were probably rushed through production to be put…
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Price Control And Rationing
An animated documentary about the need for price controls and rationing in Canada during the immediate post-World War II period.
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Propavshaya Gramota
Featuring Cossack, Tsarina
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Rancho In The Sky
A fantasy, probably considered for one of the package features, with lovers riding against a western setting.
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Seaman Tarfu
Featuring Seaman Tarfu
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Six Legged Saboteurs
A fight against insect pests who are presented as parodies of Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo. Aphids, malaria, disease! Once again, the good ol' US of A needs to take care of the vermin and pes…
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Six Little Jungle Boys
This instructional cartoon shows the medical pitfalls that can occur if troops aren't careful, including catching VD!
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Something You Didn't Eat
Featuring Man, Family
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Taking Medicine
Featuring Private McGillicuddy
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Talk Of The Town
It seems we "people critters" just can't stop talking about animals. Amazingly, they just can't seem to stop talking about us, either!
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Teremok
Featuring Inhabitants of Teremok. Wolf, Fox, Bear
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The Cross-Eyed Bull
A fable featuring a cross-eyed bull who beats Martinez the toreador, and wins the cow-lady fair. He can't fight in the bull ring because he always sees two toreadors, and Rosita, the heifer…
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The Dawn Of Better Living
This short illustrated the development of improved lighting systems from the log cabin era up to the 1940s.
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The Enemy Bacteria
A team of Navy surgeons are preparing for an operation. A combination of live-action and animated footage shows in detail how proper scrubbing of the hands effectively kills and removes har…
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The Good Egg
Mr. Hook shows up as a little devil trying to convince a sleeping soldier to hand his war bonds. His alter ego quickly appears as a little angel, slapping and convincing the bad Hook to lea…
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The Human Body
This short uses animation to tell about the function of body muscles, bones, digestion, blood vessels, heart and brain- and how they react properly to make healthy bodies with proper food a…
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The Return Of Mr. Hook
Mr. Hook has "post-war plans" and he's been saving up his War Bonds. When "those whistles start blowin'" he's going to get a new set of threads, marry his girl, and settle down. All thanks…
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The Square World
This short would have satired the conformist society of Nazi Germany. The creators thought at one time of extending it into a feature length film. If it had been completed, it would have be…
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The Stilwell Road
Documentary about the construction of the Stilwell Road-originally called The Ledo Road-a 478-mile passage from Assam, India, to Ledo, Burma, during World War II.
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The Three Blind Mice
A very stark and bizarre adult twist on the old nursery rhyme. The Three Blind Mice are all factory workers, blinded, painfully disabled and ultimately offed by foolish workplace accidents.
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Tokyo Woes
"Tokyo Rose" broadcasts a message encouraging servicemen not to bother with war bonds. The Sad Sack, a fake U.S. POW with a Porky Pig voice, explains that life is so wonderful in Japan that…
